When a young man, Christopher Hussey spent a short time in Holland where he met and married his wife, Theodate. Her father consented to the marriage on condition that they go to America with him. They came on the ship William and Francis arriving in Boston on 5 June 1632. They settled first in Lynn, Massachusetts (then called Saugus) where their son, Stephen, was the first child baptized by his grandfather, Rev. Stephen Bachiler, who had organized the church there.

Christopher and his family early removed to Newbury where, in 1636, he was chosen as one of the "seven men," as they were first called, then "townsmen," then "townsmen select," and finally "selectmen."

Two years later, in 1638, this family settled in Hampton, NH, with his father-in-law and others. He was one of the deacons of the church in 1640 and held several town offices as moderator, town clerk, selectman, and many times representative to the General Court. In 1679, the King ordered the settlers "to erect New Hampshire into a separate government under jurisdiction of a president and council to be appointed by himself." John Cutts was appointed president and Christopher Hussey one of the six councilors.

In 1659, he joined with others, including our ancestors Tristram Coffin and Stephen Greenleaf, to form the 10 proprietors who purchased nine-tenths of Nantucket Island from Gov. Thomas Mayhew. Christopher never lived in Nantucket but deeded all his lands and rights there to his sons, Stephen and John, although Stephen was the only one to actually make his home there.

Captain Christopher and his first wife Theodate (Bachiler) Hussey had five children:

• Stephen, bpt. in Lynn, MA about 1630; m. Martha Bunker, daughter of George Bunker.
• John, bpt. in Lynn or Newbury, MA, 31 Dec. 1635; m. Rebecca Perkins, daughter of Isaac Perkins.
• Mary, bpt. in Newbury, MA or Hampton, NH, 2 April 1638; m. (1) Thomas Page, son of Deacon Robert Page; m. (2) Henry Green; m. (3) Henry Dow.
• Theodate, bpt. in Hampton, NH, 23 Aug. 1640; died probably in 1649.
• Huldah, b. in Hampton, NH, about 1643; lived to age 97; m. John Smith, son of John Smith.